LPE1 Form requested by solicitor of other freeholder of my building

G_M

You could certainly explain the hold up, and the dispute, to the buyer, who may or may not be saisfied and agree to proceed. Assuming also they have no mortgage or their mortgage lender is also satisfied.

But

a) the dispute would need to be of a nature that would not impact the buyer (ie unrelated to the lease or freeholds)

b) the buyer would need to believe you explanation (you could easily be concocting something to cover up a genuine property-related dispute)

c) the buyer would have to be happy about the prospect of living next to, and sharing a freehold with, an individual who is clearly awkward (this may be enough to put off the buyer!)

d) the buyer would have to take you on trust so far as all the answers you provide on the LPE1. (That's why buyers prefer the other freeholder to complete it)

By all means try, if there's no other way to get the other party to complete the LPE1.

Whether there's a legal mechanism to force a freeholder to complete/return the form, I don't know. Try looking at or contacting http://www.lease-advice.org/?

But even then, you'd have no control on what answers they'd give........

always_sunny

I am curious to know, is it possible when buying / setting up the freehold to ensure that the other freeholder hold everyone?